Deforestation in Angola

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Annually, Angola loses about 124,800 hectares or 0.20% per year. In 1990-2010, the country had lost about 2,496,000 hectares or 4.1% in total.[1]

History

Angola did the first inventory of its forest in 2008 with 199 samples.[2]

Region

The provinces of Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Moxico and Uíge have the highest level of forest exploitation for timber production.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Angola Forest Information and Data". Mongabay. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Angola with 60 million hectares of forests". Agencia Angola Press. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.